2016 World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Host nation Thailand
CityBangkok (Group 1 Final)
Dates3 June – 10 July
Teams28 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)20 (in 20 host cities)
Champions Brazil (11th title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Netherlands
Fourth place Russia
Tournament awards
MVPBrazil Natália Pereira
Best SetterThailand Nootsara Tomkom
Best OHBrazil Sheilla Castro
United States Kimberly Hill
Best MBUnited States Rachael Adams
Brazil Thaísa Menezes
Best OPPNetherlands Lonneke Slöetjes
Best LiberoChina Lin Li
Tournament statistics
Matches played121
Best scorerRussia Nataliya Goncharova (185 points)
Best spikerItaly Paola Egonu (46.05%)
Best blockerRussia Irina Zaryazhko (1.22)
Best serverThailand Ajcharaporn Kongyot (0.45)
Best setterJapan Kanami Tashiro (4.86)
Best diggerRussia Anna Malova (3.08)
Best receiverThailand Wilavan Apinyapong (53.85%)
Official website
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 24th edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 teams from 3 June to 10 July 2016. The Group 1 final round was held in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] Brazil captured their record eleventh title in the tournament after a 3–2 win over defending champions United States.[2] In the bronze medal match, The Netherlands prevailed in five sets over Russia.[3] Natália Pereira was elected the most valuable player.[4]

In the Group 2 finals held in Varna, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic defeated Poland in five sets and earned a promotion to Group 1 for the 2017 season.[5][6]

Moreover, in the Group 3 finals in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Croatia defeated the home team in straight sets to earn a promotion to Group 2 in the 2017 edition.[7][8]

Qualification

  • All 28 teams of the 2015 edition directly qualified.[9]
Africa Asia and Oceania Europe North America South America

 Algeria
 Kenya

 Australia
 China
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Thailand

 Canada
 Cuba
 Dominican Republic
 Mexico
 Puerto Rico
 United States

 Argentina
 Brazil
 Colombia
 Peru

Format

Intercontinental round

  • Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top five ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
  • Group 2, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 3 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
  • Group 3, the 8 teams were drawn in 4 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 4 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round.

Final round

  • Group 1, the 6 teams in the final round will be divided in 2 pools determined by the serpentine system. The host team will be at the top position and the other teams will be allocated by their rankings in the preliminary round. The top 2 teams from each pool will play in the semifinals. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals.
  • Group 2 and Group 3, the host team will face the last ranked team among the qualified teams in the semifinals. The other 2 teams will play against each other in the other semifinal. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals and a chance for promotion.

Pools composition

The pools composition was announced on 19 August 2015.[9]

Group 1Group 2Group 3
Week 2 Week 1
Pool A1
China		 Pool B1
Brazil		 Pool C1
Russia		 Pool A2
Argentina		 Pool B2
Poland		 Pool A3
Algeria		 Pool B3
Australia

 United States
 Thailand
 Germany
 China

 Brazil
 Italy
 Japan
 Serbia

 Russia
 Netherlands
 Turkey
 Belgium

 Argentina
 Bulgaria
 Dominican Republic
 Kenya

 Canada
 Czech Republic
 Poland
 Puerto Rico

 Mexico
 Peru
 Kazakhstan
 Algeria

 Croatia
 Colombia
 Australia
 Cuba

Week 3 Week 2
Pool D1
Macau		 Pool E1
United States		 Pool F1
Italy		 Pool C2
Czech Republic		 Pool D2
Poland		 Pool C3
Colombia		 Pool D3
Peru

 Brazil
 Belgium
 Serbia
 China

 United States
 Germany
 Japan
 Turkey

 Russia
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Thailand

 Bulgaria
 Canada
 Czech Republic
 Dominican Republic

 Argentina
 Kenya
 Poland
 Puerto Rico

 Australia
 Colombia
 Kazakhstan
 Mexico

 Croatia
 Peru
 Cuba
 Algeria

Week 4Final round
Pool G1
Turkey		 Pool H1
Hong Kong		 Pool I1
Japan		 Group 3 (Week 3)
Kazakhstan		 Group 2 (Week 3)
Bulgaria		 Group 1 (Week 6)
Thailand

 Brazil
 Italy
 Turkey
 Belgium

 United States
 Netherlands
 Germany
 China

 Russia
 Thailand
 Japan
 Serbia

 Kazakhstan
 Peru
 Croatia
 Colombia

 Bulgaria
 Puerto Rico
 Dominican Republic
 Poland

Competition schedule

●Intercontinental round ●Final round
Week 1
3–5 Jun		 Week 2
9–12 Jun		 Week 3
17–19 Jun		 Week 4
24–26 Jun		 Week 5
1–3 Jul		 Week 6
6–10 Jul
Group 1 18 matches 18 matches 18 matches 11 matches
Group 2 12 matches 12 matches 4 matches
Group 3 12 matches 12 matches 4 matches

Squads

There are 21 players in team rosters. Maximum of 12 regular players and maximum of 2 liberos can be selected to play in each week. The full rosters of 21 players of each team can be seen in the article below.

Pool standing procedure

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Intercontinental round

Group 1

Ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1  United States 9 8 1 24 25 5 5.000 739 603 1.226 Qualified for the Group 1 final round
2  China 9 8 1 23 24 6 4.000 701 591 1.186
3  Russia 9 8 1 23 26 10 2.600 833 738 1.129
4  Brazil 9 7 2 22 23 10 2.300 779 674 1.156
5  Netherlands 9 5 4 15 17 14 1.214 709 706 1.004
6  Serbia 9 5 4 12 18 20 0.900 836 854 0.979
7  Italy 9 4 5 13 19 19 1.000 840 818 1.027
8  Japan 9 3 6 12 16 19 0.842 776 783 0.991
9  Turkey 9 3 6 9 13 21 0.619 719 773 0.930
10  Thailand 9 2 7 5 7 24 0.292 611 744 0.821 Qualified as hosts for the Group 1 final round
11  Belgium 9 1 8 4 8 25 0.320 668 771 0.866
12  Germany 9 0 9 0 4 27 0.148 610 766 0.796 Relegated position
Source:

Week 2

Pool A1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun07:00Germany 0–3 United States15–2517–2512–25  44–75P2 P3
10 Jun11:30China 3–0 Thailand25–1425–1425–11  75–39P2 P3
11 Jun07:00United States 3–0 Thailand25–2129–2725–23  79–71P2 P3
11 Jun11:30China 3–0 Germany25–1225–2225–16  75–50P2 P3
12 Jun07:00Thailand 3–1 Germany16–2528–2625–2225–16 94–89P2 P3
12 Jun11:30China 3–1 United States25–2025–1915–2525–23 90–87P2 P3
Pool B1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jun17:45Brazil 3–1 Italy23–2525–1525–1527–25 100–80P2 P3
9 Jun20:15Japan 3–0 Serbia31–2925–1828–26  84–73P2 P3
10 Jun17:45Brazil 3–0 Japan25–2025–2325–15  75–58P2 P3
10 Jun20:15Italy 3–1 Serbia25–1625–1929–3125–17 104–83P2 P3
12 Jun13:05Brazil 3–0 Serbia25–2025–1825–18  75–56P2 P3
12 Jun15:30Italy 3–2 Japan25–2025–2023–2525–2715–8113–100P2 P3
Pool C1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun14:40Turkey 3–0 Belgium25–2225–2326–24  76–69P2 P3
10 Jun17:10Russia 3–1 Netherlands25–2220–2525–2025–16 95–83P2 P3
11 Jun14:40Turkey 0–3 Netherlands25–2721–2522–25  68–77P2 P3
11 Jun17:10Russia 3–0 Belgium25–2025–1525–16  75–51P2 P3
12 Jun14:40Netherlands 3–1 Belgium25–2025–2118–2525–20 93–86P2 P3
12 Jun17:10Russia 3–2 Turkey26–2420–2520–2525–2015–10106–104P2 P3

Week 3

Pool D1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun08:00Brazil 2–3 Serbia25–1631–2919–2519–2516–18110–113P2 P3
17 Jun12:00China 3–0 Belgium25–1925–1725–22  75–58P2 P3
18 Jun06:30Brazil 3–1 Belgium23–2525–1925–1525–18 98–77P2 P3
18 Jun09:00China 3–2 Serbia27–2517–2520–2525–2215–9104–106P2 P3
19 Jun05:00Belgium 2–3 Serbia26–2424–2623–2525–2310–15108–113P2 P3
19 Jun07:30China 3–0 Brazil25–2325–1625–20  75–59P2 P3
Pool E1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun00:10Turkey 3–2 Japan21–2525–1623–2525–2115–13109–100P2 P3
18 Jun02:10United States 3–1 Germany25–1724–2625–1025–23 99–76P2 P3
19 Jun00:10Turkey 3–1 Germany25–1816–2525–1925–19 91–81P2 P3
19 Jun02:10United States 3–0 Japan25–1625–2325–21  75–60P2 P3
19 Jun22:10Japan 3–1 Germany25–2726–2425–1525–18 101–84P2 P3
20 Jun00:10United States 3–0 Turkey25–2125–2025–16  75–57P2 P3
Pool F1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jun15:30Russia 3–0 Netherlands25–1725–2328–26  78–66P2 P3
18 Jun15:30Thailand 0–3 Russia22–2522–2513–25  57–75P2 P3
18 Jun18:30Netherlands 3–1 Italy19–2525–2325–1825–22 94–88P2 P3
19 Jun15:30Netherlands 3–0 Thailand25–1925–1625–21  75–56P2 P3
19 Jun18:30Russia 3–2 Italy19–2525–1525–2222–2515–10106–97P2 P3
20 Jun[n 1]07:10Thailand 3–2 Italy25–2023–2525–2319–2515–11107–104P2 P3

Week 4

Pool G1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun11:30Italy 1–3 Brazil26–2422–2513–2522–25 83–99P2 P3
24 Jun14:30Turkey 1–3 Belgium18–2514–2525–1921–25 78–94P2 P3
25 Jun11:30Brazil 3–1 Belgium13–2525–1925–1625–18 88–78P2 P3
25 Jun14:30Turkey 1–3 Italy25–2121–2519–2517–25 82–96P2 P3
26 Jun11:30Italy 3–0 Belgium25–1425–1225–21  75–47P2 P3
26 Jun14:30Turkey 0–3 Brazil14–2521–2519–25  54–75P2 P3
Pool H1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun10:30Germany 0–3 United States19–2522–2528–30  69–80P2 P3
24 Jun12:30China 3–0 Netherlands25–2225–2325–21  75–66P2 P3
25 Jun05:15United States 3–1 Netherlands25–1719–2525–1725–20 94–79P2 P3
25 Jun07:45China 3–0 Germany25–1325–1625–22  75–51P2 P3
26 Jun05:15Netherlands 3–0 Germany26–2425–2025–22  76–66P2 P3
26 Jun07:45China 0–3 United States19–2521–2517–25  57–75P2 P3
Pool I1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Jun07:10Serbia 3–2 Russia23–2525–2725–2125–2015–12113–105P2 P3
24 Jun10:10Japan 3–0 Thailand25–2025–1925–15  75–54P2 P3
25 Jun06:10Thailand 1–3 Russia16–2522–2525–2212–25 75–97P2 P3
25 Jun09:10Japan 2–3 Serbia23–2525–2025–1725–278–15106–104P2 P3
26 Jun06:10Serbia 3–0 Thailand25–1825–2025–20  75–58P2 P3
26 Jun09:10Japan 1–3 Russia25–2023–2524–2620–25 92–96P2 P3

Group 2

Ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1  Puerto Rico 6 6 0 17 18 4 4.500 524 451 1.162 Qualified for the Group 2 final round
2  Dominican Republic 6 5 1 14 17 7 2.429 540 489 1.104
3  Bulgaria 6 5 1 13 15 9 1.667 554 494 1.121 Qualified as hosts for the Group 2 final round
4  Poland 6 4 2 12 14 10 1.400 565 484 1.167 Qualified for the Group 2 final round
5  Argentina 6 2 4 8 12 12 1.000 524 546 0.960
6  Czech Republic 6 2 4 7 11 12 0.917 502 511 0.982
7  Canada 6 0 6 1 3 18 0.167 414 516 0.802
8  Kenya 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 319 451 0.707 Relegated position
Source:

Week 1

Pool A2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun21:10Dominican Republic 2–3 Bulgaria25–2320–2518–2525–179–1597–105P2 P3
4 Jun00:10Argentina 3–0 Kenya25–2225–2125–13  75–56P2 P3
4 Jun21:10Kenya 0–3 Bulgaria17–2517–259–25  43–75P2 P3
5 Jun00:10Argentina 2–3 Dominican Republic25–2216–2515–2525–2314–1695–111P2 P3
5 Jun21:10Dominican Republic 3–0 Kenya25–2125–2125–20  75–62P2 P3
6 Jun00:10Argentina 1–3 Bulgaria25–2717–2527–2519–25 88–102P2 P3
Pool B2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun15:10Czech Republic 1–3 Puerto Rico25–2120–2521–2519–25 85–96P2 P3
3 Jun18:10Poland 3–1 Canada25–1928–3025–1525–20 103–84P2 P3
4 Jun15:10Puerto Rico 3–0 Canada25–1825–1125–16  75–45P2 P3
4 Jun18:10Poland 3–1 Czech Republic25–1523–2525–2025–23 98–83P2 P3
5 Jun15:10Czech Republic 3–0 Canada25–1325–1825–23  75–54P2 P3
5 Jun18:10Poland 2–3 Puerto Rico25–1823–2525–1526–2813–15112–101P2 P3

Week 2

Pool C2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun13:10Bulgaria 0–3 Dominican Republic16–2524–2623–25  63–76P2 P3
10 Jun16:10Czech Republic 3–0 Canada25–1925–2125–21  75–61P2 P3
11 Jun13:10Dominican Republic 3–0 Canada25–1627–2525–21  77–62P2 P3
11 Jun16:10Bulgaria 3–1 Czech Republic25–2225–1623–2525–19 98–82P2 P3
12 Jun13:10Canada 2–3 Bulgaria22–2525–2225–2126–2810–15108–111P2 P3
12 Jun16:10Czech Republic 2–3 Dominican Republic22–2525–1521–2526–248–15102–104P2 P3
Pool D2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun15:10Kenya 0–3 Puerto Rico11–2520–2522–25  53–75P2 P3
10 Jun18:10Poland 3–2 Argentina25–2324–2625–1523–2515–10112–99P2 P3
11 Jun15:10Puerto Rico 3–1 Argentina30–2822–2525–1625–22 102–91P2 P3
11 Jun18:10Poland 3–0 Kenya25–1825–1025–14  75–42P2 P3
12 Jun13:10Poland 0–3 Puerto Rico21–2521–2523–25  65–75P2 P3
12 Jun16:10Argentina 3–0 Kenya26–2425–2225–17  76–63P2 P3

Group 3

Ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Peru 6 6 0 17 18 4 4.500 521 367 1.420 Qualified for the Group 3 final round
2  Croatia 6 5 1 15 16 4 4.000 477 367 1.300
3  Colombia 6 4 2 12 13 7 1.857 464 390 1.190
4  Kazakhstan 6 4 2 12 14 8 1.750 510 439 1.162 Qualified as hosts for the Group 3 final round
5  Cuba 6 3 3 10 12 11 1.091 475 504 0.942
6  Mexico 6 2 4 6 8 13 0.615 435 504 0.863
7  Australia 6 0 6 0 2 18 0.111 379 495 0.766
8  Algeria 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 255 450 0.567
Source:

Week 1

Pool A3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun13:00Kazakhstan 1–3 Peru21–2525–2124–2616–25 86–97P2 P3
3 Jun15:00Algeria 0–3 Mexico23–2520–2515–25  58–75P2 P3
4 Jun13:00Peru 3–0 Mexico25–1625–1625–13  75–45P2 P3
4 Jun15:00Algeria 0–3 Kazakhstan17–2513–255–25  35–75P2 P3
5 Jun13:00Kazakhstan 3–1 Mexico25–1625–2021–2525–23 96–84P2 P3
5 Jun15:00Algeria 0–3 Peru12–2513–2512–25  37–75P2 P3
Pool B3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jun07:40Croatia 3–1 Cuba25–1721–2525–1725–18 96–77P2 P3
3 Jun10:40Australia 0–3 Colombia17–2513–2513–25  43–75P2 P3
4 Jun06:10Colombia 0–3 Croatia20–2522–2517–25  59–75P2 P3
4 Jun09:10Australia 1–3 Cuba22–2525–2725–1825–27 97–97P2 P3
5 Jun03:10Cuba 3–1 Colombia21–2525–2025–1725–21 96–83P2 P3
5 Jun06:10Australia 0–3 Croatia19–2517–2512–25  48–75P2 P3

Week 2

Pool C3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun22:00Kazakhstan 3–0 Australia25–1425–625–20  75–40P2 P3
11 Jun00:30Colombia 3–0 Mexico25–1925–1025–18  75–47P2 P3
11 Jun21:00Mexico 1–3 Kazakhstan20–2518–2528–2620–25 86–101P2 P3
11 Jun23:30Colombia 3–0 Australia25–1725–2025–15  75–52P2 P3
12 Jun21:00Mexico 3–1 Australia18–2526–2429–2725–23 98–99P2 P3
12 Jun23:30Colombia 3–1 Kazakhstan25–2122–2525–1925–12 97–77P2 P3
Pool D3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jun21:35Croatia 3–0 Cuba25–1325–1525–13  75–41P2 P3
11 Jun00:05Peru 3–0 Algeria25–925–925–11  75–29P2 P3
11 Jun20:35Algeria 0–3 Croatia19–2517–2515–25  51–75P2 P3
11 Jun23:05Peru 3–2 Cuba25–1423–2520–2525–1915–6108–89P2 P3
12 Jun21:35Cuba 3–0 Algeria25–1325–1225–20  75–45P2 P3
13 Jun00:05Peru 3–1 Croatia16–2525–2125–1325–22 91–81P2 P3

Final round

Group 3

Final four (Week 3)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
18 June
 
 
 Peru1
 
19 June
 
 Croatia3
 
 Croatia3
 
18 June
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
 
 Colombia2
 
3rd place match
 
 
19 June
 
 
 Peru3
 
 
 Colombia2
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun06:10Peru 1–3 Croatia14–2527–2925–207–25 73–99P2 P3
18 Jun09:10Kazakhstan 3–2 Colombia25–2025–2021–2518–2515–9104–99P2 P3
3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun06:10Peru 3–2 Colombia25–1721–2525–2223–2515–6109–95P2 P3
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun09:10Croatia 3–0 Kazakhstan25–1929–2725–16  79–62P2 P3

Group 2

Final four (Week 3)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
18 June
 
 
 Puerto Rico1
 
19 June
 
 Dominican Republic3
 
 Dominican Republic3
 
18 June
 
 Poland2
 
 Bulgaria1
 
 
 Poland3
 
3rd place match
 
 
19 June
 
 
 Puerto Rico3
 
 
 Bulgaria1
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun13:10Puerto Rico 1–3 Dominican Republic25–2122–2527–2914–25 88–100P2 P3
18 Jun16:10Bulgaria 1–3 Poland25–2321–2515–2521–25 82–98P2 P3
3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun13:10Puerto Rico 3–1 Bulgaria23–2525–2225–2125–23 98–91P2 P3
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jun16:10Dominican Republic 3–2 Poland21–2523–2525–1825–2015–11109–99P2 P3

Group 1

Pool play (Week 6)

Pool J1
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 151 104 1.452 Semifinals
2  Russia 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 131 143 0.916
3  Thailand 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 119 154 0.773 5th place match
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jul11:00Thailand 0–3 Brazil24–2616–2511–25  51–76P2 P3
7 Jul11:00Russia 0–3 Brazil22–2510–2521–25  53–75P2 P3
8 Jul11:00Thailand 0–3 Russia25–2724–2619–25  68–78P2 P3
Pool K1
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 151 128 1.180 Semifinals
2  Netherlands 2 1 1 2 3 5 0.600 168 167 1.006
3  China 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 159 183 0.869 5th place match
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Jul08:00United States 3–0 Netherlands25–2125–1725–23  75–61P2 P3
7 Jul08:00China 2–3 Netherlands25–2314–2525–1920–258–1592–107P2 P3
8 Jul08:00United States 3–0 China25–2126–2425–22  76–67P2 P3

Final four (Week 6)

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 July
 
 
 Brazil3
 
10 July
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Brazil3
 
9 July
 
 United States2
 
 United States3
 
 
 Russia0
 
3rd place match
 
 
10 July
 
 
 Netherlands3
 
 
 Russia2
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul08:00Brazil 3–0 Netherlands25–1825–1625–23  75–57P2 P3
9 Jul11:00United States 3–0 Russia25–2025–2325–14  75–57P2 P3
5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul05:00Thailand 0–3 China23–2523–2512–25  58–75P2 P3
3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul08:00Netherlands 3–2 Russia18–2523–2530–2825–2115–9111–108P2 P3
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul11:00Brazil 3–2 United States18–2525–1725–2322–2515–9105–99P2 P3

Final standing

Awards

Statistics leaders

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill by group plus top scorers as of 26 June 2016.[12][13][14]

Best scorers

Best scorers determined by scored points from spike, block and serve.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name Points Name Points Name Points
1 Russia Nataliya Goncharova185 Poland Berenika Tomsia167 Peru Ángela Leyva203
2 Netherlands Lonneke Slöetjes169 Bulgaria Emiliya Nikolova138 Croatia Samanta Fabris154
3 Turkey Polen Uslupehlivan154 Dominican Republic Brayelin Martínez138 Colombia Madelaynne Montaño134
4 Thailand Ajcharaporn Kongyot135 Dominican Republic Bethania de la Cruz133 Colombia Kenny Moreno126
5 Germany Louisa Lippmann131 Puerto Rico Karina Ocasio131 Kazakhstan Radmila Beresneva86

Best spikers

Best spikers determined by successful spikes in percentage.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name % Name % Name %
1 Italy Paola Egonu46.05 Dominican Republic Brayelin Martínez43.32 Croatia Samanta Fabris51.39
2 Netherlands Lonneke Slöetjes45.91 Poland Berenika Tomsia42.82 Peru Ángela Leyva48.88
3 Russia Nataliya Goncharova43.65 Puerto Rico Stephanie Enright40.68 Croatia Mira Topić46.67
4 United States Kimberly Hill41.98 Bulgaria Emiliya Nikolova40.33 Cuba Heidy Rodríguez43.16
5 China Zhu Ting40.76 Puerto Rico Karina Ocasio40.31 Colombia Kenny Moreno43.03

Best blockers

Best blockers determined by the average of stuff blocks per set.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 Russia Irina Zaryazhko1.22 Poland Agnieszka Kąkolewska0.97 Cuba Daymara Lescay0.87
2 China Xu Yunli0.73 Kenya Brackcides Khadambi0.72 Kazakhstan Kristina Anikonova0.67
3 China Yan Ni0.67 Canada Lucille Charuk0.71 Peru Ángela Leyva0.61
4 Russia Nataliya Goncharova0.67 Puerto Rico Lynda Morales0.70 Cuba Heidy Casanova0.61
5 Belgium Freya Aelbrecht0.64 Puerto Rico Karina Ocasio0.67 Colombia Lorena Zuleta0.60

Best servers

Best servers determined by the average of aces per set.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 Thailand Ajcharaporn Kongyot0.45 Argentina Yael Castiglione0.42 Australia Shae Sloane0.55
2 Turkey Hande Baladın0.32 Puerto Rico Áurea Cruz0.37 Croatia Ana Grbac0.52
3 Turkey Nursevil Aydinlar0.32 Poland Anna Grejman0.36 Croatia Samanta Fabris0.48
4 Netherlands Yvon Beliën0.32 Argentina Emilce Sosa0.33 Croatia Mira Topić0.44
5 Italy Antonella Del Core0.32 Bulgaria Viktoriya Grigorova0.31 Algeria Fahima Brahmi0.39

Best setters

Best setters determined by the average of running sets per set.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 Japan Kanami Tashiro4.86 Poland Joanna Wołosz10.70 Colombia María Marín8.19
2 China Ding Xia4.57 Puerto Rico Vilmarie Mojica8.23 Kazakhstan Irina Lukomskaya7.30
3 United States Alisha Glass4.57 Argentina Yael Castiglione7.67 Croatia Ana Grbac6.26
4 Netherlands Laura Dijkema4.34 Czech Republic Pavla Vincourová4.61 Australia Shae Sloane5.55
5 Thailand Pornpun Guedpard4.29 Kenya Jane Wairimu4.44 Peru Alexandra Muñoz5.42

Best diggers

Best diggers determined by the average of successful digs per set.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name Avg Name Avg Name Avg
1 Russia Anna Malova3.08 Czech Republic Veronika Dostálová6.48 Mexico Freda López3.29
2 Italy Monica De Gennaro2.74 Argentina Tatiana Rizzo5.04 Cuba Emily Borrell2.96
3 Germany Lenka Dürr2.10 Puerto Rico Shara Venegas4.87 Australia Alice De Innocentiis2.45
4 Thailand Wilavan Apinyapong2.10 Poland Agata Durajczyk3.27 Peru Vanessa Palacios2.39
5 Belgium Charlotte Leys2.09 Kenya Brackcides Khadambi2.89 Mexico Lizbeth Sainz2.14

Best receivers

Best receivers determined by efficient receptions in percentage.

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
Rank Name % Name % Name %
1 Thailand Wilavan Apinyapong53.85 Puerto Rico Áurea Cruz66.20 Colombia Camila Gómez45.08
2 United States Jordan Larson51.20 Poland Agata Durajczyk61.88 Colombia María Martínez44.67
3 Thailand Piyanut Pannoy49.01 Czech Republic Michaela Mlejnková54.05 Kazakhstan Radmila Beresneva41.01
4 Germany Lenka Dürr48.28 Argentina Tatiana Rizzo53.96 Croatia Mira Topić40.56
5 United States Kelsey Robinson43.26 Bulgaria Mariya Filipova51.72 Kazakhstan Tatyana Fendrikova39.86

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The match, originally scheduled for 17 June at 18:30, was interrupted in the second set due to power outage. Italy was leading 25–10, 16–15. Play was suspended and the match was rescheduled after agreement of both teams.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 World Grand Prix Finals hosts confirmed". FIVB.org. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Brazil down USA in five-setter to clinch World Grand Prix title". FIVB.org. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Netherlands stun Russia in five-setter to claim Bronze". FIVB.org. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Brazil win record 11th title in World Grand Prix". FIVB.org. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Martínez spearheads dominican golden triumph in Varna". FIVB.org. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dominican Republic get the gold, Emiliya Nikolova gets the groom". FIVB.org. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Croatia claim Group 3 gold with Fabris' 27-point effort". FIVB.org. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Croatia on top of the podium for FIVB World Grand Prix 2016 Group 3". FIVB.org. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  9. 1 2 "2016 World Grand Prix draw results announced". FIVB.org. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Italy-Thailand match suspended". FIVB.org. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Italy v Thailand rescheduled for Monday". FIVB.org. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Group 1 statistics". FIVB.org. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Group 2 statistics". FIVB.org. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Group 3 statistics". FIVB.org. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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